Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-05
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
SOME NEW THINGS N NEW YoRK-wnsoN BARRErrs
''HAMIEr" PLEAsEs CHIcAGo-suCcEss OF vERpIs
sfOrEILO."
Miss Fannie Davenport has added "Ieah" to
her repertoire. It will probably be produced dur
ing her two weeks engagement at New orleans.
J. II. Barnes will be the Nathan and VIII Lackey,
OF this city, the Ruooy. Mr.. Lackey has made
pig MI as Count Claudio in '.Much Ado" with Miss
y Helen Hastings the English acress, who made
failure at the Union Square theater, New York, a
few weeks ago, WILL il is said, reorganize her COM
pany ana go ON the road, appearing In 1.-The Coun-
the bucolic taste
Harrigan's new play, 'McNooney's Visit, was
produced at the New York PARK theater Monday
night. 1t deals with the phases OF New York life
made familiar in Harrigan's other plays, contains
the usual number OF catchy songs and was gener-
ally set down as a success.
-"Der Vagabond, new comic opera by Carl
Zeiler, was presented for the first time in this
country at the Thalia theater. New York, on
Thursday night, with Max Lube. Ferdinand
Schuetz and Adolph Link In the cast. There is
some very effective music in the new work
Kate Forsythe has added to her repertory Par
heniu. In ''Ingomar," and Pauline, in sSThe Lady
OF Lyons" and will present them when she re-
SumeS her tour next week.
in Philadelphia in Rienzi," which some OF the
critics are disposed to regard the best thing he
has ever done.
-"Egypt," the play in which Efhe Ellsler
is said to have made success. is poor Laura Don's
"A Daughter OF the Nile" rechriStened.
= Helen Dauvrays mascot seems to have lost its
power. Her success in "Masks and Faces" was
only moderate. The truth of the matter is that,
While tndefatigable industry is pretty sure to bring
success to manager, it cannot supply the place
an actor can be won.
Mile. Rhea is away down south making her
artistic ddieur. and plays next week in Jackson
vile and st. Augustine, Fla.
Wilson Barrets H1n,let was received by the
leading Chicago critics with great favor the actor
apparently having converted them In advance to
MS view OF the Character and age OF the melan-
chOly Dane.
New York gossip has it that Miss Annie Robe
WallacS's charming leading lady, Is soon to be
married to Wright Sanford, well-known man
about town.
At the Tooth performance Of sJim, the PEN
man." at the Madison Square theater, February
9TH, the house will be decorated and satin pro-
grams VIII be distributed. 1t is estimated that
100, 900 persons have already seen the play.
Ada Gray, having recovered from her failure
with ga Ring OF Iron, has taken to the road again
with her Old standby, east Lynn"
George Becks. once the stage manager OF Ed
win Forrest, is now employed in the same capacity
by Helen Dauvray.
Pauline Markham is playing "Led Astray''
through the Great Northwest.
"A new opera on the subject OF Shakspeares
"Tempest" will shortly be produced at Hanover
The composer is Herr Ernst Frank, who completed
the score OF GoetZ'S Francesca da Rimini."
Minnie Hauk Will make professional tour
| through Germany, Austria and England during
the spring and summer.
The musical sensation OF the day In Germany
is blind organist named Grobe.
Mr.. Labouchere of London Truth, does not
take kindly to Fay Tempeton. He says: .sThe
American young ladies who have come over to
show us how burlesque should be played are some
What luInpy ln STYLE and should carefully study
the best possible model, Nellie Farren who is not
given 10 SWagger or over geStfculation.
-Augustin Daily closes his season In New York
April 30. after which the company make trip to
San Francisco.
- Gustave Amberg has leased Irving hall and
| the contiguous premises on east 14th street. New
York, for twenty years, at $4,000 per year, and
has engaged an architect to make plans for q
theater that he expects TO open in october next,
giving comedy, drama and opera boufe by the
best German actors.
-"Harbor Lights" which one New York critic
declares to be as "bad as such nailers and saw
yers as Sims and Pettitt make them" seems to be
a big popular success at Walack's.
Christine Nilsson is credited with having won
10000 francs at a single sitting at Monte Carlo
not long ago.
Margaret Mather has new tragedy called
"Alexandra," an adaptation from the German by
Richard VOoS
= Bronson Howard is said to be busy writing
the new play which Robson and Crane have con-
tracted for for next season.
- Mrs Langtry is said TO have told a friend in
New York that she is engaged to be married to
Freddie Gebhard, and that as soon as she obtains
her divorce the ceremony will be celebrated. II
the rumor that Mr.. Langtry is dead prove true no
divorce and no waiting Will be necessary
Campan1ni, the tenor, telegraphed as follows
on Thursday night to the New York Times from
Milan regarding Verbs new opera: "The full dress
| the Teatro ALA Scala. The music or the opera
created a great sensation, and produced a deep
impression upon the listeners receiving a splen-
did Interpretation by the artists. 1t is most
melodfOuS and much more dramatic than any,
thing the composer has yet written. At the close
OF the rehearsal, the orchestra and chorus, amid
general enthusiasm and emotion, presented to
Verdi a wreath OF laurels. The first performance
OF OtellO,' which all musical Europe awaits with
feveriSh impotence, is set down for Saturday. -
Verdi in "OtelO" has departed as far as possible
from anything which could possibly be deemed a
leaning toward Magnetism. 1t is said that the
music removes from the orchestra every modern
instrument introduced there since the era of Wag-
ner began; that in sOtellO' Verdi returns to the
simple purity OF Italian opera In its best school,
and that the contrast to modern German music is
so strong as to give color to the theory that the
maestro wished 10 make it as apparent as posi-
ble In the place OF the baniShed Instruments new
ones are introduced into the orchestra. The VIC
Inns are provided with fifth string, SO as to get
rio OF the necessity OF using .'German" bass viOls.
ciota danaOre, bought in Brussels for 2O, OOOi.,
about $4,000 is used 10 accompany Desdemona's
last song ana Serenade in the opening scene is to
be accompaniedby four rows OF Old Italian guitars
furnished with metal instead OF catgut, strings
Resigned His POstM8sterxhip.
MR.. DORMAN ADMITTED TO HIS SEAT IN THE della
WARE SENATE.
In the Delaware senate yesterday morning MI.
DOrman, the Sussex member whose eligibility
was 1mpeached because OF his being postmaster
at DraWDridge, and who has not occupied his
seat this week, appeared, and stating that he had
purged himself OF disqualification by resigning his
q in Eal.n